Ariel (Robotech)

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Ariel (known as Aisha in Genesis Climber Mospeada) is a fictional character from the third Robotech chapter The New Generation.

[edit] Story

Ariel is the first of the Invid that had transmutated into humanoid form. She was a simulagent sent to spy on Scott Bernard's group of freedom fighters, but she suffered amnesia when she was recovered by Scott's resistance group. The group took her in their company and Scott named her Marlene, after his fiance who was killed by the Invid. During their quest to the Reflex Point, Marlene becomes an integral part of the group as they fight the Invid. Initially Marlene believes herself to be a human suffering from amnesia that can sense when the Invid are near. During the journey to Reflex Point and she develops feelings towards Scott. They both fall in love with each other until an encounter with the Invid on the outskirts of Reflex Point when the two young lovers discover that she is in fact an Invid. Scott questions his feelings for her throughout the final two episodes of the series until he realises (thanks to Rand and Rook), in the end, that he is in love with Marlene/Ariel.

Marlene confronted the Regis, her queen, and tried to convince her that what the Invid were doing was as wrong as what the Robotech Masters did to them. Together with Sera, she convinced the Regis to leave Earth.

Marlene stayed on Earth, along with another Invid named Sera because she felt more human than Invid. Although she professed her love to Scott, he left her behind and as he went in search of the missing admiral Rick Hunter. Ariel stayed with Lunk and Annie.

[edit] Shadow Chronicles

Ariel, accepting her Invid heritage, attempts to convince the Regis that humans and invid can coexist. Some time after the Invid depart she receives a premonition of the impending arrival of the "children of the shadow", and ancient enemy of the Invid that are responsible for the destruction of Optera (the Invid homeworld). She has a premonition and immediately seeks out Scott to warn him that his fleet, and the earth face a new alien threat. The Children of the Shadows, who the REF know as the Haydonites, have been plotting the destruction of anyone using protoculture, specifically the Invid and now the Humans. During the mission to save Space Station Liberty Scott finally admits (as Ariel leaves to rescue pilot Marcus Rush) that he loves Ariel. As the colony ship Ark Angel begins its search for the SDF-3, Ariel and Scott share a kiss.

As an evolved invid, Ariel has certain abilities that are unavailable to the humans that she resembles. She is able to transform herself into a beam of energy and travel near-instaneously to another location - even places she hasn't been to yet. She is also able to bring others with her when she travels in this fashion. She can also see visions of things of future events, and can share these visions with others by touching them. As of this time, Ariel is the only human-form Invid who has displayed these abilities. Other human-form Invid, such as Sera and Corg, have not yet displayed any abilities that would set them apart from the humans that they physically resemble.

[edit] Robotech Novels

In the Robotech books by Jack Mckinney, it was surmised that the Regis used DNA from Marlene Rush (recovered from the wreakage of the Mars Attack Group) and that was the basis for Ariel's human form. That is why Scott originally viewed her as Marlene. In book 18, The End of the Ciricle, after she is brought in for questioning the original Marlene Rush's parents (despite the fact her hair is red, and her blood is green) are positive that Ariel/Marlene is in fact their daughter. The incident causes a rift between Scott & the Rush's.

At the conclusion of the book Scott, his love declared for Marlene/Ariel, reconcils with Mr & Mrs Rush and proposes to Marlene/Ariel.